Cameras read what the cows are doing. Sensors read what the air, the water and the light are doing. Both land in the same control loop — PoE on one side, Modbus on the other.
Grouped by what they tell you: what the cows are doing, what the barn is doing, and the network and power that carry both.
What the cows are doing, zone by zone.
2 units
Vision input · PoE turret
One 4 MP PoE turret, one part number. Which of the three UNV models ships is decided by the mounting position; the specification does not change — single cable, H.265 / Ultra 265 encoding, NDAA compliant.
CAM-01-004-001
Edge inference · in development
An edge enclosure that counts and times animals through a passage, on site. It is not a controller: the counts go to the Mini-C Plus, and it runs no ventilation or soaking logic of its own.
TBD
What the air, the water and the light are doing.
4 units
Climate node
Barn temperature and humidity in one Modbus node — the baseline reading the ventilation loop starts from.
SEN-01-001-001
Line pressure
Line pressure in the soaking and fogging circuits, so a blocked nozzle or a leak shows up the moment it happens.
SEN-01-004-001
Outdoor reference
Wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, noise, PM2.5 and PM10, pressure, illuminance and rainfall in one mast-mounted unit.
SEN-01-005-001
Photoperiod
Illuminance inside the barn, so the photoperiod programme runs closed-loop instead of on a blind schedule.
SEN-01-00X-00X
How the inputs reach the controller, and what feeds them.
6 SKUs
Network · aggregation
Ten-port industrial switch, eight of them PoE, for the camera runs that outgrow the controller's own ports.
COM-01-002-008
Network · edge
Five ports, four with PoE — the small aggregation point at the far end of the barn.
COM-01-002-004
Network · uplink
Multi-WAN gigabit router that puts the barn on the farm network and keeps it there when one link drops.
COM-01-003-004
Power · 48 / 240 / 480 W
Power and communication box for soaking controllers: 100–230 V AC in, 24 V DC out, breaker and two 24 V relays included.
Three ratings in this range — contact our engineers and we will confirm the exact configuration for your site.
CAN, soaker output, inlet, switch, VFD and sensor input are slots inside the Mini-C Plus — not inputs on this page.
The points that decide which input a project needs — and what each one can and cannot tell you on its own.
| Comparison | Camera4 MP · PoE | Temp & humiditySEN-01-001-001 | ManometerSEN-01-004-001 | Weather stationSEN-01-005-001 | LightingSEN-01-00X-00X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it gives you | Zone images for behaviour | Air temperature and RH | Pressure in the soaking line | Wind, rain and radiation outside | Whether the lights are on |
| Interface | PoE Ethernet, H.265 stream | Modbus RTU | Modbus RTU | Modbus RTU, RS-485 to 2,000 m | RS-485 · Modbus |
| Power | PoE — one cable | 24 V DC | 24 V DC | 24 V DC | 24 V DC |
| Where it usually goes | Eave or truss, above the alley | Cow level, in a radiation shield | On the line, after the pump | Mast above the ridge | Under the luminaire |
| Read by | Mini-C Plus | DB2 · DB9 | DB7 · TargetSoak | Mini-C Plus | Lighting control |
Scroll sideways to see every unit.
The parts that carry the signal and feed the field.
| Comparison | 10-port PoE switchCOM-01-002-008 | 5-port PoE switchCOM-01-002-004 | Industrial routerCOM-01-003-004 | 24 V DC PSUPWR-02-024-240 / -480 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it does | Aggregates cameras and controllers | Extends one end of the barn | Links the barn to the farm network | Feeds valves, sensors and relays |
| Capacity | 10 ports, 8 with PoE | 5 ports, 4 with PoE | Multi-WAN, gigabit | 48 / 240 / 480 W at 24 V |
| Mounting | DIN rail, cabinet | DIN rail, cabinet | DIN rail | DIN rail, power box |
| Paired with | Camera runs past the controller's own ports | A short run with a few devices | The whole-site uplink | Soaking controllers and valves |
Start from what you need to know, not from the catalogue. Each row points at the unit that answers it.
Is it too hot or too humid where the cows actually lie?
Has a nozzle blocked, or is the line losing pressure?
What is the wind doing outside, above the ridge?
Is the lighting programme actually being kept?
What are the cows doing in this zone?
How many animals passed through this passage?
Camera runs past what the controller can power?
A few devices at the far end of the barn?
Getting the barn onto the farm network?
Powering valves and sensors from one box?
The inputs start every decision. These are the parts that make it and act on it.
Runs the strategy and commands the terminals.
ActsDB SeriesTerminalsFans, soakers, inlets and scrapers on the same logic.
RemembersBARNEYE OSPlatformWhere the readings, the rules and the history live.
What you can see
What you can measure
Send us the barn dimensions, the camera positions you have in mind and the sensors you already own. We will come back with a unit list, a mounting plan and a PoE budget.
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